Recognition Memory and Verbal Fluency Differentiate Probable Alzheimer Disease From Subcortical Ischemic Vascular Dementia
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Recognition memory and verbal fluency differentiate probable Alzheimer disease from subcortical ischemic vascular dementia.
BACKGROUND Alzheimer disease (AD) and vascular dementia are among the most frequently occurring causes of dementia in the world, and their accurate differentiation is important because different pharmaceutical strategies may modify the course of each disease. OBJECTIVE To determine which of 10 neuropsychological test scores can accurately differentiate patients with probable AD from those wit...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Neurology
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0003-9942
DOI: 10.1001/archneur.58.10.1654